Jim Brown

Who is your choice for the biggest surprise of the season so far? Would I be in the running if I said Tim Jennings? -- Chuck Durante, Guiling, China

There are a number of candidates. Tim Jennings is a good one, seeing he was benched at the end of last year. Not too many people thought Alshon Jeffery would have the kind of success he had so early in his career. Corey Wootton certainly has shown something he has not shown before. You probably couldn't call Lance Briggs a surprise, but he has unexpectedly taken his game to a higher level. But the biggest surprise to me has been Major Wright. He looks like a completely different player, and has been a big reason for...

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